On24thJunewestartedat6。5A。M。,andafteramarchofsevenmiles,duringwhichwewereundisturbed,wearrivedattheoldcampofSuleiman’scompanyatFoweeraontheVictoriaNile,wherewehadexpectedtofindshelterandgoodhouses。
Everythinghadbeendestroyedbyfire!Nothingremainedbutblackenedashes。
CHAPTERXXIII
BUILDASTOCKADEATFOWEERA。
MYlossesfromthe8thJunetothe24thhadbeentenkilledandelevenwounded。Everyofficerandsoldierhadthoroughlydonehisduty,havingdisplayedadmirablecoolnessandcourageuponmanytryingoccasions。